A report released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says that 2011's natural disasters each caused at least $1 billion in damage. Ranging from blizzards to brushfires, the collection of natural phenomena is costing American taxpayers in total $52 billion.

In an interview with The Christian Post, Switchfoot’s drummer describes the tug-of-war between life and death, darkness and light on their latest album Vice Verses. It’s a topsy-turvy world, the skinsman says, and we can only navigate it by giving our lives to God’s will.

It took losing his earthly father for award-winning singer-songwriter Matt Brouwer to understand his heavenly father. Since growing up in a single parent household on a dairy farm with two older brothers, Brouwer has turned his heartbreak into a way of wrestling with God's will through song.

A team of Egyptian researchers has saved an ancient Christian settlement from disappearing in the sands of time. The English edition of Egypt's Almasry Alyoum newspaper reported that diggers discovered a 4th century Coptic community in the nation's Ain al-Sabil region last week. Located by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, the rare find joins such historical Egyptian sites as the Pyramids, the Sphinx and King Tut's tomb.

The Denver Broncos met the Minnesota Vikings yesterday in Minneapolis for a routine late season showdown. What followed was instead a brutal, back-and-forth shootout that saw each team pushed to the edge of defeat. Undeterred by such drama, Tim Tebow helped take his team back from the brink and earned them first place in the AFC West division en route to victory.

When Candace Cameron Bure came of age, it was on the popular TV sitcom "Full House." Turning 18 during the show's final season, she's since transformed into a talented performer, a caring mother of three and an outspoken Christian.

In an interview with The Christian Post, Matthew West talks about transforming Christian music for the better and remembering what matters in a season of materialism. As he sees it, this is the season to get spiritual and keep it that way.

The Israeli government has given Christians a path to follow their savior's footsteps through the Holy Land. Israel's Ministry of Tourism has opened the "Gospel Trail," a 37-mile route from Jesus' birthplace in Nazarus to Capernaum

A group of 73 evangelicals and counting have joined together in a shared declaration stating that when it comes to the three persons of God, it's one-for-all and all-for one. Titled "An Evangelical Statement on the Trinity," the document affirms that God is one being comprised of three aspects that are co-equal and co-eternal.

A faith-based trade organization believes that consumers can save the developing world with their spending habits this Christmas season. Nathan George said that the concept of "fair trade" is the cornerstone of Trade as One's business model. Fair trade finds skilled workers in the developing world and pairs them with steady employment and access to international markets for their products.

Christians have analyzed prayer's idea of "ask and you shall receive" since man's earliest pleas to God. For Mark Batterson, head pastor of D.C.'s National Community Church, the best prayers are those that boldly go where no prayers have gone before.

Kyle Orton, Colorado's NFL quarterback before Tim Tebow, is departing the Denver Broncos. The Denver Post reported Wednesday that Orton jumped overboard after floundering in his third season for the team.

Thanksgiving continues to bring together families around a feast every year. But what’s increasingly missing from the table is what the Pilgrims regularly practiced – praising God. "The Pilgrims were profoundly Christian," said Dr. Tracy McKenzie